AI-generated image description: Multi-panel chart showing Montana's unemployment rate vs national, statewide margin of victory in past presidential elections, and house district characteristics including partisan voting index and demographics.

AI-extracted visible text:
The Metrics for Montana
Unemployment Rate, State vs. National
10
8
U.S.
Mont.
6
4
2
Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12
Statewide Margin of Victory In Past Presidential Elections
2008 2%
2004 21%
2000 25%
1996 3%
3% 1992*
1988 6%
1984 22%
1980 24%
U.S. Mont.
Chart key
*Independent Ross Perot won 26 percent
House Characteristics
PARTY IN SEAT PARTISAN VOTING INDEX MEDIAN INCOME BLUE COLLAR URBAN RURAL
At-Large District R R+7 $43,345 21.2% 53.6% 46.4%
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Dave Leip's Atlas

Originally embedded in "Presidential Geography: Montana", an article by Micah Cohen: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/presidential-geography-montana/

Original source URL: https://fivethirtyeight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fivethirtyeight-0620-mt_metrics-blog480-v311.png

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